Styryl-pyrazoline compounds

ABSTRACT

1,5-Diaryl-3-styryl pyrazolines, which are obtained by condensation of a distyryl ketone and an aliphatic 4-hydrazinophenyl sulfone, are useful as optical brighteners, especially in admixture with known 1,3-diaryl pyrazoline brighteners.

United States Patent 1191 Mengler et a1. Sept. 10, 1974 STYRYL-PYRAZOLINE COMPOUNDS 260/240 D, 260/240.9, 260/239.6, [75] Inventors: Helmut Mengler, Frankfurt/Main; 51 I 89 260/2398 '23; 260/590 Gu Rosch Altenhain/TaunuS; lilt- Erich Schinzel Homeim/Taunus; Fleld Of Search D, D Otto Smerz, Kelkheim/Taunus, all f Ger [5 6] References Cited [73] Assignee: Farbwerke Hoechst UNITED STATES PATENTS Aktiengesellschaft vormals Meister 2,837,485 6/1958 Siegrist 252/301.2 Lucius & Bnming, F kf t/M i 3,255,203 6/ 1966 Schinzel et a1... 260/310 Germany 3,630,895 12/1971 Krause et al 252/8.75 [22] Filed: 1971 Primary Examiner-John D. Randolph 2 APPL 1 7 8 Assistant Examiner-C. M. S. .laisle Attorney, Agent, or Firm-Curtis, Morris & Safford Related US. Application Data [63] (ljgigtinugtiodn-in-gart of Ser. No. 816,388, April 15, 57 ABSTRACT a an o e n 1,5-D1aryl-3-styryl pyrazolmes, which are obtained by [30] Foreign Application Prior"), Data condensation of a distyryl ketone and an aliphatic 4- A 19 1968 l d 5801/68 hydrazino-phenyl sulfone, are useful as optical brightwltzer an eners, especially in admixture with known 1,3-diaryl 52 US. Cl. 260/239.9, 117/335 R, 117/335 T, Pyamlme bnghteners- 5 Claims, No Drawings STYRYL-PYRAZOLINE COMPOUNDS This is a continuation-in-part of our copending application Ser. No. 816,388 filed Apr. 15, 1969, now abandoned.

The present invention relates to new 1,5-diaryl-3- styryl-A -pyrazoline compounds and to their use as optical brighteners, in particular in admixture with similar 1,3-diaryl-A -pyrazolines.

Pyrazoline compounds containing a styryl radical in the 3-position are already known. French Pat. No. 1,095,010, for instance, describes 3-styryl-A pyrazolines which carry an aromatic radical in the 1- position and which contain, in addition to alkyl, alkoxy, amino, alkylated and acylated amino groups and halogen atoms, at least one sulfonic acid group as a substituent.

The present invention relates to new styryl pyrazolines of the general formula 1 in which R and R each represent an aryl radical, preferably phenyl and in particular p-chlorophenyl, and X means vinyl or the grouping -CH CH Y,-wherein Y stands for the radical of a compound containing active hydrogen as hereinafter defined. These compounds can be prepared by condensing a dibenzal compound of the general formula II in which R and R each have the meanings indicated above, at temperatures in the range of from about 60 to about 130C with 4-hydrazino-phenyl-ahydroxyethyl sulfone, if desired converting the styryl pyrazolines (I, X CH CH OH) thus obtained into their mineral acid esters, preferably the sulfuric acid esters (l, X CH CH O--SO Me, Me a hydrogen atom or a cation), if desired transforming these acid esters, by treatment with agents having an alkaline action, into the vinyl sulfone compounds -(I, X CH=CH and adding to these compounds, optionally in the presence of alkaline catalysts, compounds of the formula H-Y containing active hydrogen as hereinafter defined.

As compounds containing active hydrogen there are understood compounds of the formula HY, in which Y may also carry further active hydrogen atoms, wherein Y is halogen, hydroxy, sulfato, sulfo or one of the following groups:

2 in which Z is alkyl of 1 to 18 carbon atoms, cyclohexyl, benzyl; lower alkyl substituted by hydroxy, lower alkoxy, di-(lower alkyl) amino, morpholyl, piperidyl or piperazyl or the lower alkyl sulfate, lower alkyl-(phenyl sulfonate) or tosylate or lower alkyl halide quaternary salts of said nitrogen containing substituents;

Z is lower alkyl, benzyl, phenyl or lower alkyl substituted by carboxy or lower carboalkoxy;

Z is alkyl of 1 to 18 carbon atoms, cyclohexyl, benzyl or lower alkyl substituted by hydroxy, carboxy, sulfo, lower carboalkoxy, amino or monoor di- (lower alkyl)-amino;

Z is hydrogen, lower alkyl or lower hydroxyalkyl;

Z and Z together with the nitrogen are morpholine,

piperidine or piperazine;

Z is hydrogen, alkyl of l to 18 carbon atoms, or ben zyl;

Z is hydrogen, alkyl of 1 to 18 carbon atoms, cyclohexyl, benzyl, phenyl, chlorophenyl, lower-alkylphenyl, lower alkoxy-phenyl, amino or lower alkoxy, or

Z and 2 together are (CH wherein x is an integer of 2 to 5 or, if Z is CO, Z and Z together are N- HCH --CH in which bridge-member the nitrogen is bound to CO; and

Z and Z are methyl or lower alkoxy.

For the esterification of the B-hydroxyethyl sulfone compound (I, X -Cl-l CH- OH) there are used, for example, hydrohalic acids such as hydrochloric acid, but preferably sulfuric acid. a

The alcohols which enter into consideration are primary and secondary alkanols containing 1 to 18 carbon atoms, which may carry as substituents, e.g., hydroxy or lower alkoxy groups, but preferably di-(loweralkyl)-amino and tri-(lower alkyl)-ammonium groups, for example methanol, ethanol, n-propanol, i-propanol, n-butanol, dodecyl alcohol, stearyl alcohol, butanediol- 1,3methylglycol, dimethylaminoethanol, diethylaminoethanol, di-n-butylaminoethanol, l-dimethylaminopropanol-2, N-B-hydroxyethylpiperidine; further cyclohexanol and benzyl alcohol. Analogously, mercaptans, for example ethyl or benzyl mercaptan may be added to the vinyl group.

As amines there may be used primary and secondary alkyl amines of 1 to 18 carbon atoms in the alkyl chains, which may carry as substituents, for example, carboxylic acid and sulfonic acid groups, hydroxy, amino and, preferably, dialkyl amino groups. There are mentioned, for example: methyl amine, ethylamine, npropylamine, n-butylamine, stearylamine, ethanolamine, cyclohexylamine, benzylamine, dimethylamine, diethylamine, di-n-butylamine, diethanolamine, N- methyl-taurine, N-methylglycine, ,B-diethyl-aminoethylamine, N-methyl-benzylamine, piperidine, morpholine, ethylenediamine, piperazine, B-dimethylamino-ethylamine or 'y-diethylamino-npropylamine.

As acid amides, the amide nitrogen of which still carries at least one hydrogen atom, there may be used carboxylic acid amides, lactams, amides of carbonic acid such as ureas and urethanes, as well as their thio derivatives, moreover sulfonic acid amides. There may be mentioned, by way of example: formamide, acetamide, propionic acid amide, n-butyric acid amide, nvaleric acid amide, caproic acid amide, diethyl-acetic acid amide, hexahydrobenzamide, benzamide, 4-methyl-benzamide, 4-methoxy-benzamide, N-methyl acetamide, N-ethyl acetamide, N-n-propyl-acetamide,.N- stearyl-acetamide, N-methyl-benzamide, acetanilide, N-benzyl acetamide and benzanilide. Furthermore urea, imidazolidinone-(Z), ethyl urethane, azetidinone- (2), e-caprolactam as well as benzene sulfonic acid amide and p-toluene sulfonic acid amide may be used.

The CH-acidic compounds may be, for example, malonic esters, acetoacetic acid esters and acetyl acetone.

As dibenzal compounds of the formula II (which may be obtained, for example, by condensation of 1 mole of acetone with 2 moles of an aromatic aldehyde, for example, benzaldehyde, p-tolylaldehyde, o-,

mand p-chlorobenzaldehyde, 3 ,4- dichlorobenzaldehyde, p-fluoro-benzaldehyde, pcyanobenzaldehyde, p-carboxybenzaldehyde, p-

methoxybenzal-dehyde, p-carbomethoxybenzaldehyde or p-trifluoromethylbenzaldehyde,) there are preferably used the easier accessible symmetrical products.

For the condensation of the dibenzal compounds of formula II with 4-hydrazino-phenyl-B-hydroxy-ethyl sulfone, approximately equimolar amounts thereof are boiled for several hours in ethanol. By the addition of a minor amount of concentrated hydrochloric acid, the reaction is substantially accelerated and the yields are distinctly increased.

The esterification of the hydroxy ethyl sulfone compounds (formula I, X Cl-I CH -OI-I) with concentrated sulfuric acid -is carried out under cooling, preferably at temperatures in the range of from about to about 10C. If the temperature is allowed to rise above this value, water-soluble products are formed, which are different from the desired sulfuric acid ester and cannot be transformed, like this ester, into the vinyl sulfone compound. It is suitable to separate the sulfuric acid esters. (formula I, X=CH CH- OSO;;Me) in the form of thepotassium salts h le K), since these salts crystallize better than e.g. the corresponding sodium compounds.

The quantity of alkali used for the conversion of the sulfuric acid esters into the vinyl compounds (formula I, X CH==CI-I for economic reasons it is suitable to use sodium hydroxide solution must be sufficient for adjusting and maintaining a pI-I-value of about 10 to about 1 1. If, while stirring at a raised temperature (about 50 to 70C), the pH-value decreases, further amounts of alkali must be added in order to maintain the pH-value constant. In some cases it is of advantage to operate in the presence of acetone; this solvent accelerates the crystallization of difficultly crystallizable vinyl sulfone compounds.

The addition of primary and secondary amines to the vinyl sulfone compounds (formula I, X CH=CH is suitably carried out with an excess amount of the amine in the presence of an organic, preferably watermiscible, solvent, such as dioxane, dimethylformamide or ethanol. Mixtures of water and the said solvents may also be used. The reaction temperature is adjusted to a temperature between about 40 and about 100C, preferably to a temperature in the range of from about 60 to about 80C. The simultaneous use of alkaline catalysts is not necessary.

For the addition of acid amides, having at least one hydrogen atom at the nitrogen to the vinyl-sulfone compounds (formula I, X -CI-I=CI-I mixtures of the components containing the amide in excess may be heated in the presence of catalytic amounts of alkali, preferably in the presence of sodium methylate, for a short time to temperatures in the range from 100 to 200C, preferably from about 115 to about 140C. This reaction, too, is suitably carried out in the presence of an inert organic solvent such as toluene or chlorobenzene. If solvents are used, the reaction temperature may be lowered to about 50 to C, but the reaction time may then be several hours.

For the addition of alcohols, phenols and their thioderivatives, which may carry further substituents, the vinylsulfone compounds (formula I, X Cl-I=CH are reacted in an excess of the corresponding hydrogen-active compound and, after the addition of a catalytic amount of alkali, for example in the presence of sodium methylate'or concentrated sodium hydroxide solution, at temperatures ranging from about 40 to about 80C.

The addition products of alcohols substituted by basic groups such as dimethylamino-ethanol, diethylamino-ethanol, di-n-butylamino-ethanol or 1- dimethylamino-propanol-2, may be further converted in known manner, by the action of alkylating agents such as alkyl halides, dimethyl sulfates, diethyl sulfates, benzyl halides, benzene or p-toluene sulfonic acid lower alkyl esters, especially methyl esters, into the corresponding quaternary ammonium compounds.

The addition of salts of sulfurous acid may be effected by heating the vinyl sulfone compounds (formula I, X Cl-I=CH in a mixture of water and dioxane to about to C in the presence of sodium sulfite, and maintaining the pH-value constant, during the reaction, at 9.5 by dropwise addition of dilute mineral acid.

The compounds obtainable according to the invention have, in crystalline form, a yellow color and, in solution, show a strong blue to greenish-blue fluorescence. They are suitable for the optical brightening of colorless substrates, for example textiles, in particular in admixture with pyrazoline compounds that have a violet-blue fluorescence and correspond to the following general formula III in which R and X have the meanings indicated above. Suitable pyrazoline compounds of the formula III are disclosed, for example, in Belgian Pat. Nos. 631,267, 661,139 670,161 and 701,986.

Especially good brightening effects are obtained when the compounds of formulas I and II! have the same radical X and if the compounds of formula I are contained in the mixtures in an amount of about 0.05 to about 10 percent, preferably about 0.5 to about 3 percent.

These mixtures have a brightening action which is, with regard to the brilliancy of the degree of whiteness, distinctly superior to that of the individual components. This unexpected synergistic effect can be observed especially with textile materials or polyamides, cellulose esters and polyacrylonitrile. The said mixtures may also be used, with good result, for the brightening of mixed textiles which may consist of the said fibrous materials and other synthetic or natural fibres.

The said mixtures are clearly superior to the individual components also with regard to the various application methods. This is true in the case of exhaust processes in the usual temperature range of about 30 to about 140C, for padding-steaming or for thermosol processes (padding followed by a dry heat treatment). In these cases, the textile material is impregnated with a bath containing the brightening dispersion, squeezed to a moisture content of about 20 to about 150 percent, and subsequently steamed at about 100 to 150C or subjected to a heat treatment in the range of about 140 to 210C. The thermosol treatment may also be combined with the steaming process.

The fastnesses to light of the said brightening mixtures correspond to those of the individual components.

Because of the variability of the radical X, the compounds of the invention permit adaptation of the affinity of the brighteners to fibrous materials of different kind. This applies especially to the above-mentioned mixtures of compounds of the formulas I and III, which are identical in the radical X. In this respect, the new compounds are far superior to the pyrazolines known from French Pat. No. 1,095,010.

The following Examples serve to illustrate the invention, but they are not intended to limit it thereto. All parts and percentages are by weight unless otherwise stated, the ratio of parts by weight to parts by volume being the same as that of the kilogram to the liter.

EXAMPLE 1 23.4 Parts by weight of dibenzal acetone and 21.6 parts by weight of 4-hydrazino-phenyl-B-hydroxyethyl sulfone were boiled under reflux for 4 hours, while stirring, in 400 parts by volume of alcohol to which parts by volume of concentrated hydrochloric acid had been added. The mixture was cooled and stirred for further 2 hours while cooling with ice. The precipitated reaction product was suction-filtered and, after having been washed several times with alcohol, dried under reduced pressure at 60C. 39 Parts by weight of the condensation product (90 percent of the theoretical yield) were obtained. After repeated dissolution and recrystallization from alcohol, the l-[4'-(B- hydroxyethyl-sulfonyl)-phenyl]-3-styryl-5-phenyl-A pyrazoline IV (Table 1) showed a melting point of 171 to 172C.

When using 30.3 parts by weight of 4,4-dichlorodibenzal-acetone, 45 parts by weight 90 percent of the theoretical yield) of 1-[4'-(B-hydroxy-ethyl-sulfonyl)- phenyl]-3-p-chlorostyryl-5-p-chloro-phenyl-A pyrazoline XVI (Table 2) were obtained which, after repeated dissolution and recrystallization from alcohol and butanol, had a melting point of 201 to 203C.

EXAMPLE 2 108 Parts by weight of the compound IV (Example 1) were introduced, while stirring and cooling with ice, into 300 parts by volume of concentrated sulfuric acid and stirred for about further 20 hours at a temperature below +10C. The solution so-obtained was allowed to run into a mixture of 405 parts by weight of potassium chloride and 1,100 parts by volume of water, the temperature being kept below +l0C by the addition of 1,100 parts by weight of ice. The mixture was stirred for 2 hours. The precipitated potassium salt of the sulfuric acid ester was suction-filtered and washed with a 20 percent aqueous potassium chloride solution until the washings were neutral.

The moist potassium salt of the sulfuric acid ester of the hydroxy ethyl sulfone compound IV was introduced into a mixture of 3,000 parts by volume of water and 500 parts by volume of acetone, and heated to the boil while stirring. At this temperature, 150 parts by volume of 2N sodium hydroxide solution were added in one portion. The mixture was allowed to cool, while stirring, for l /2 hour. The precipitated compound was filtered with suction at 50C and washed with water until the washings were neutral. After drying at 60C under reduced pressure, 86 parts by weight (83 percent of the theoretical amount) of the vinyl compound were obtained. After repeated dissolution and recrystallization from butanol, the l-[4-(vinylsulfonyl)-phenyl]-3- styryl-5-phenyl-A -pyrazoline V (Table 1) had a melting point of 180 to 182C.

When 125 parts by weight of the compound XVI were used, the potassium salt of the sulfuric acid ester was obtained in the same manner.

The moist potassium salt of the sulfuric acid ester of the hydroxy ethyl sulfone compound XVI was introduped into 4,000 parts by volume of water and heated,

while stirring, to 75C. At this temperature, 150 parts by volume of 2N sodium hydroxide solution were added in one portion. The mixture was stirred for further 2 hours at 70C, filtered hot with suction and washed until the washings were neutral. After drying at 60C under reduced pressure, 118. parts by weight of 1- [4'-( vinylsulfonyl )-phenyl -3-p-chlorostyryl-5 -pchlorophenyl-A -pyrazoline XVII (Table 2) were obtained, which corresponded to a yield of 96 percent of the theoretical amount. After repeated dissolution and recrystallization from butanol, the compound melted at 170 to 172C.

EXAMPLE 3 41.4 Parts by weight of the vinyl sulfone compound V were introduced into a solution of 40 parts by weight of sodium sulfite in 400 parts by volume of water and 100 parts by volume of dioxan. The mixture was heated to to C while stirring, the pH-value of the solution being maintained constant at 9.3 to 9.8 by dropwise addition of 2N hydrochloric acid, for which an amount of about 50 parts by volume of 2N hydrochloric acid was required. When the reaction mixture did not change its pI-I-value, the mixture was diluted with 400 parts by volume of water and the solution formed was filtered at 95C after the addition of kieselguhr. Parts by weight of sodium chloride were added to the filtrate, which was allowed to cool, while stirring. The precipitated sodium salt of 1-[4-(B-sulfo-ethylsulfonyl)-phenyl]-3-styryl-5-phenyl-A -pyrazoline Vl (Table 1) was suction-filtered, washed with 1,000 parts by volume of a 10 percent sodium chloride solution and dried at 60 C under reduced pressure. The yield amounted to 54 parts by weight of a compound of 95 percent strength (content of NaCl 5 percent), which corresponded to 99 percent of the theoretical yield.

When 48.3 parts by weight of the vinyl sulfone compound XVII were used, the process was caried out in the presence of 200 parts by volume of dioxan. When the reaction was completed, the mixture was diluted with 1,000 parts by volume of water. After filtration the product was not salted out with sodium chloride. The sodium salt, precipitated in the cold, of 1-[4'-(B- sulfoethyl-sulfonyl)-phenyl]-3-p-chlorostyryl-5-pchlorophenyl-A -pyrazoline XVIII (Table 2) was filtered with suction, washed with 1,000 parts by volume of a percent sodium chloride solution and dried at 60C under reduced pressure. 54 Parts by weight of a compound of 99 percent strength (content of NaCl 1 i.e., 96 percent of the theoretical yield, were obtained.

, EXAMPLE 4 41.4 Parts by weight of the vinyl sulfone compound V were introduced into 100 parts by weight of 1- dimethylamino-propanol-(2). 2.5 Parts by weight of a 33 percent sodium hydroxide solution were added while stirring and the reaction mixture was heated for one hour at 60C. Subsequently, 80 parts by weight of isopropanol were added, the mixture was cooled until it reached a temperature of +5C and stirred for another hour in an ice bath. The precipitated reaction product was filtered with suction, washed first with 50 parts by volume of isopropanol and then with water. After drying, 41 parts by weight of the-addition product (79 percent of the theoretical yield) were obtained. The addition product VII (Table 1) of l-dimethyl amino-propanol-(2) and the vinyl compound V melted at 100 to 102C, after having been several times dissolved and recrystallized from isopropanol.

When 48.3 parts by weight of the vinyl sulfone compound XVII were used, 52 parts by weight (89 percent of the theoretical yield) of the addition product XIX (Table 2) with a melting point of 134 to 136C (from butanol) were obtained.

EXAMPLE 5 50 Parts by weight of the vinyl sulfone compound V were introduced in a stirred mixture of 200 parts by volume of chlorobenzene and 13 parts by weight of acetamide. 1 Part by weight of sodium methylate was added to the batch, which was heated to an. internal temperature of 80C. The mixture was stirred for'a further 2% hours at this temperature, subsequently cooled to 15 C and kept at this temperature for one hour. The precipitated reaction product was then filtered with suction, washed with 40 parts by volume of chlorobenzene, and subsequently washed with methanol and water. The l-[ 4'-(B-acetylamino-ethyl )-sulfonyl phenyl1-3-styryl-5-phenyl-A -pyrazoline VIII (Table 1) dried under reduced pressure at 60C (41 parts by weight, 73 percent of the theoretical yield) melted, after several dissolutions and recrystallizations from toluene, at 184 to 187C.

When 58 parts by weight of the vinyl sulfonic compound XVII were used, 47.5 parts by weight (88 percent of the theoretical yield) of 1-[4'-(B-acetylaminoethyl-sulfonyl)-phenyl1-3-p-chlorostyryl-5-pchlorophenyl-A -pyrazoline XX (Table 2) were obtained, which melted after several dissolutions and recrystallizations from benzene at 1 17 to 119C.

EXAMPLE 6 8.3 Parts by weight of the vinyl sulfone compound V were introduced into a stirred mixture of 50 parts by volume of ethanol and 3 parts by weight of n-butyl amine. The mixture was heated to the boil, kept at boiling temperature for about l hour and cooled. The reaction product formed was stirred for another hour in an ice bath and thus allowed to crystallize completely. The product was suction-filtered, washed with ethanol and dried at 60C under reduced pressure. 8.7 Parts by weight (89 percent of the theoretical yield) of the addition product were obtained. The l-[4'-(B-butylaminoethyl-sulfonyl)-phenyl]-3-styryl-5-phenyl-A pyrazoline IX (Table 1) had a melting point of to 136C after several dissolutions and recrystallizations from ethanol.

EXAMPLE 7 8.3 Parts by weight of the vinyl sulfone compound V were introduced into a stirred mixture of 50 parts by volume of n-butanol and 2 parts by volume of a 33 percent sodium hydroxide solution, and heated to 60C. After heating for 1 hour at this temperature, the reaction product was cooled until a temperature of 35C had been attained, filtered with suction, washed with butanol and methanol and subsequently with water until the washings were neutral. After drying at 60C under reduced pressure, 9 parts by weight (92 percent of the theoretical yield) of the adduct were obtained. After purification from butanol, the l-{4'-(B-butoxyethyl-sulfonyl)-phenyl]-3-styryl-5-phenyl-A pyrazoline XI (Table l) melted at 126 to 127C.

EXAMPLE 8 51.7 Parts by volume of the compound VII were introduced into 400 parts by volume of water and stirred for 1 hour at room temperature after the addition of 13 parts by weight of dimethyl sulfate. A clear yellowish solution was obtained, which was stirred for further 2 hours at room temperature after the addition of 5 parts by weight of l-dimethylamino-propanol. The solution which had thus been freed from excess dimethyl sulfate was neutralized with dilute hydrochloric acid and diluted with water to a weight of 517 parts. Thus a solution containing 10 percent, referred to the weight of the free base, was obtained.

TABLE 2 EXAMPLE 9 A fabric consisting of polyamide-6 was treated in a bath at a goods-to-liquor ratio of 1:20. The bath contained 0.3 g/l of a mixture of 99.5 parts of a compound of the formula XXVIII CHz-CH:

known from Belgian Pat. No. 631,367, and 0.5 part of the compound of the formula VI. The fabric was treated with this solution for 30 minutes at 80C. After rinsing with water and drying at 120C, the fabric had an outstanding degree of whiteness superior to that obtained under the same conditions with the individual components of the said mixture.

EXAMPLE 10 A fabric consisting of polyamide-6,6 was treated in a liquor (goods-to-liquor-ratio 1:10), which contained 0.6 g/l of a mixture of 98 parts of the compound XXVIII of Example 9 and 2 parts of compound V1.

The fabric was treated for 3.0 minutes at 120C. After rinsing and drying, it had a very high degree of whiteness, which was clearly superior to that obtained under the same conditions with the individual components of the mixture.

EXAMPLE 1 l fabric treated in this manner had an outstanding degree of whiteness at the unprinted spots, which was better than that obtained, under otherwise analogous conditions, with solutions each containing 2.4 g/l of the individual components of the mixture indicated.

EXAMPLE l2 1 A yarn consisting of fibers of a mixed polymer of polyacrylonitrile, containing at least 85 percent of polyacrylonitrile was treated in a liquor (goods-toliquor ratio 1:40) which contained 0.005 g/l of a mixture of 97 parts of the compound of the formula XXIX known from Belgian Pat. No. 670,161, and 3 parts of the compound of formula XIX. The yarn was treated for 30 minutes at boiling tempeature. After rinsing and drying, it had a very high degree of whiteness clearly superior to that obtained, under otherwise analogous conditions, by treatment with the individual components of the mixtures indicated and was distinguished by a bluish tint.

EXAMPLE 13 A fabric consisting of cellulose triacetate was treated in a liquor (goods-to-liquor ratio 1:5) with an aqueous dispersion which contained 4 g/l of a mixture of 96 parts of the compound of the formula XXX XXX known from Belgian Pat. No. 701,986, and 4 parts of the compound of the formula XX. The fabric was treated for 30 minutes with this liquor at a temperature of C. After rinsing and drying it had an outstanding degree of whiteness by far superior to that obtained, under otherwise the same conditions, with the individual components of the mixture indicated.

EXAMPLE 14 Fabrics of polyamide 6 (polycaprolactame) fibers were brightened following two different processes with the compound of the formula XXVlll (cf. Example 9) alone or together with fluorescent agents in order to compensatethe reddish tint of the brightened material obtained when using compound XXVlll alone. The fluorescent agents were:

the compound of the formula XVI" and the compound of the formula XXXl All of the compounds XXVIII, XVIII and XXXI (known from US. Pat. No. 2,837,485) were predissolved before use as follows: 100 mg each of the compounds were dissolved in cc of dimethyl formamide with gentle heating and dispersed in 100 cc of distilled water with the aid of a dispersant (being a nonylphenol polyglycolether containing on-an average 23 mols of ethylene oxide per each mol of nonylphenol and having a strength of 87 percent).

1. Exhaustive Process:

Samples of the fabrics were agitated for 30 minutes at 80C in an aqueous bath containing, referred to the weight of the dry fabric, 0.8 percent of compound XXVIII. The pH value was adjusted to 4 by means of oxalic acid. Two separate baths contained, furthermore, 0.003 percent each of compounds XVIII or XXXI. Subsequently, the brightened samples were rinsed and dried in usual manner.

The degree of whiteness of the so-obtained fabrics was determined with the ZEISS-ELREPHO apparatus using the FM filters and standard light C, against the remission of magnesium oxide as a standard defined as having 100 percent remission. From the so-obtained values the degree of whiteness was calculated according to the formula of Berger (Die Farbe 8( 1959) 187 202).

degree of whiteness W Y 3 (Z X) Brightener additive W tint 64.1 (yellowish) XXVIII 163.1 reddish-white XXVIII XVIII 160.5 pure white XXVIII XXXI 136.9 greenish white 2. Pad-Thermosol Process:

Polyamide-6 fabrics were padded with an aqueous liquor containing per liter 12 g of a dispersion of compound XXVIII in dipropylene glycol of 16 percent strength 12 g of an auxiliary mixture consisting of 85 percent of polyethyleneglycol (molecular weight 400) I percent of iso-tridecyl-alcohol oxethylate (containing on an average 5 mols of ethylene oxide) 2.5 percent of triisobutylphosphate of 50 percent strength and 2.5 percent of (2-ethylhexyl)-2-ethylcaproate 1.2g of an auxiliary consisting of 55 percent of disodiumpyrophosphate and 45 percent of citric acid.

Two separate batches contained, furthermore, per liter 0.04 g of compound XVIII or XXXI.

The padded fabrics were squeezed between rollers in I such a way that the squeezed fabric showed an increase of weight of 60 percent, referred to dry fabric; and submitted to a heat treatment at C for 30 seconds. The degree of whiteness was determined as stated above. Results:

Brightener additive W tint XXVIII 145.1 reddish-white XXVIII XVIII 145.5 pure white XXVIII XXXI 136.8 greenish-white Exhaustive Process with varying amounts of compound XXXI In order to verify that compound XXXI is inferiorto compound XVIII tests were made with diminishing amounts of compound XXXI. These tests demonstrate that the use of lower amounts of,dyestuff XXXI causes less decrease of the degree of whiteness since the dyeing power is weakened, but the tint of the brightened fabric is not improved.

The brightening procedure was the same as stated above (item 1). The goods-to-Iiquor ratio was 1:20. Results:

Brightener additive W tint per liter 64.1 (yellowish) XXVlIl 163.1 reddish-white do. 0.003 g XVIII 160.5 pure white do. 0.003 g XXXI 136.9 greenish white do. 0.00123 XXXI 138.3 do. do. 0.0009g XXXI 140.1 do. do. 0.0006g XXXI 143.0 do. do. 0.0003g XXXI 146.0 do.

4. Comparison of the Fastness to Weathering Fabrics were treated in an exhaustive process as described above (item 1) in a bath containing 0.03 percent of compound XVIII or XXXI, respective. The soobtained samples were submitted to the Determination of the Fastness to Weathering according to DIN 54 071 (German Industrial Standard, equivalent to ISO-TC 38- SC) N 310 Colour Fastness to Weathering: Xenon Lamp) by exposing the wet samples 2 hours to the light of a Xenon burner. During this time the sample rotates and is periodically sprayed with water. A part of the samples is covered. The samples were, subsequently, exposed to the light of a UV lamp. The sample treated with compound XVIII were nearly unchanged in their fluorescence while the sample treated with compound XXXI showed only a very weak fluorescence.

EXAMPLE 15 Sample additive 2 0.0015 XVIII 3 0.0022 XXXII (equimolar amounts) (known from French Patents Nos. 1,093,063 and 1,095,010). 7 Y.

After rinsing and drying the fabrics showed the following degrees of whiteness (according to the Berger method) W:

Sample W tint 1 168.0 reddish-white 2 169.7 pure white 3 163.7 yellowish white untreated 85.2 yellowish white EXAMPLE 16 Fabrics made of polyacrylonitrile fibers were treated for 30 minutes at a goods-to-liquor ratio of 1:20, in a boiling bath containing 0.2 percent of compound XXIX (Example 12), and 1 percent of oxalic acid. An equivalent bath contained, furthermore, 0.0015 percent of compound XIX. After rinsing and drying the degree ofwhiteness was determined according to the Berger method:

Brightener degree of whiteness tint none 65.4 yellowish XXIX 152.9 reddish-white XIX XXIX 153.5 pure white EXAMPLE 17 A fabric consisting of cellulose acetate (containing on an average 2.5 mols of aceto groups per glucose unit) was treated at C for 45 minutes in a bath containing 0.3 percent of compound XXX (Example 13) at a goods-to-liquor ratio of 1:20. An equivalent bath contained, furthermore, 0.002 percent of compound XX. After rinsing and drying the degree of whiteness was determined by the Berger method:

Brightenerdegree of whiteness tint none 63.6 yellowish XXX 143.8 reddish-white XX XXX 149.8 pure while We claim:

1. A compound of the formula CHz-CH and R are p-chlorophenyl and X is CH CH OH.

5. The compound as claimed in claim 1, wherein R and R are p-chlorophenyl and X is vinyl. 

2. The compound as claimed in claim 1, wherein R and R'' are p-chlorophenyl and X is -CH2-CH2-SO3Na.
 3. The compound as claimed in claim 1, wherein R and R'' are phenyl and X is -CH2-CH2-SO3Na.
 4. The compound as claimed in claim 1, wherein R and R'' are p-chlorophenyl and X is -CH2-CH2-OH.
 5. The compound as claimed in claim 1, wherein R and R'' are p-chlorophenyl and X is vinyl. 